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NEW DELHI:Two AAP MLAs have been arrested in connection with the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash during a meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, a police official said today.

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Tribune News Service

New Delhi, February 21

Two AAP MLAs have been arrested in connection with the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash during a meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, a police official said today.

The Medical Legal Case (MLC) report has also confirmed that the Chief Secretary has sustained injury over his lower lip, pain was felt in the neck movement and both ears, and mild swelling over right side of the face, which tells he was roughed up, said Dr JP Kaushal who conducted the MLC at Asaf Ali Government Hospital.

AAP MLA Amantullah Khan was arrested today after he appeared at the Jamia Nagar police station with a large group of supporters. Party legislator from Deoli, Prakash Jarwal, who was detained last night, was also arrested and both have been sent to one day’s judicial custody, said Additional DCP (North) Harendra Kumar Singh.

The Chief Secretary in his FIR had alleged that Khan was sitting next to him on a sofa and on other side another AAP MLA was sitting during the Monday night meeting, "and without provocation, the two legislators started hitting and assaulting me with blows on head and temple."

However, Khan and AAP denied the allegations. Khan alleged that the Chief Secretary was acting at the behest of the BJP, that the incident is a pretext to dismiss the AAP government and the Delhi Police is working under the pressure of the Home Minister.

The Chief Secretary said in the FIR that he had received a call from advisor to the Chief Minister VK Jain around 6.55 pm, who had told him that if the matter of TV advertisements was not resolved by the evening, then he should reach the CM residence at midnight to discuss it.

He claims he had explained earlier that any advertisement to be released should not be in contravention of the Supreme Court guidelines. "Jain again called me around 1.20 pm...Thereafter, I left my residence in my official car and driver along with my PSO and reached the CM residence at midnight," reads the FIR.

According to the FIR, “They hit several blows with fists on my head and temple. My spectacles fell to the ground I was in a state of shock. With difficulty, I was able to leave the room and get into my official car and leave. None of the persons made any attempt to save me.”

The Chief Secretary in his FIR alleged that the assault was premeditated and a conspiracy of all those present. Police have filed the FIR including the charge of criminal conspiracy in it.

IPC sections invoked

Police have invoked stringent IPC section, including hatching a criminal conspiracy and assaulting and threatening a public servant.

The FIR has been filed against Okhla MLA Amanatuallah Khan and others, a police official said. Apart from Section 120 B that pertains to criminal conspiracy, the police have invoked sections related to wrongful confinement (342), attacking and obstructing a public servant (186/353), assaulting a public servant while on duty (332), intentional insult with intent to cause breach of trust (504), common intention (34) and criminal intimidation (506), said a senior police officer.

NEW DELHI:Following the arrest of its two MLAs for allegedly attacking Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, the AAP today alleged its party lawmakers were being “hounded” for belonging to the Dalit and minority communities.

NEW DELHI:It was routine business at Delhi Secretariat even as bureaucrats, including Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, of the Delhi government today abstained from meetings with the Aam Aadmi Party ministers demanding an apology from chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over the alleged assault incident on Monday.

NEW DELHI:Emphasising the key role of a free and fair press in a vibrant democracy, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu today said certain practices have crept into journalism when news is being treated with interest of sections of promoters and political leanings.

NEW DELHI:Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash’s allegations of being manhandled by a bunch of ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs in the presence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia last night clearly indicated a renewed confrontation between the Kejriwal government and the BJP-led Centre; Lieutenant Governor office and the bureaucrats at the latter’s side.

NEW DELHI:IAS, DANICS associations, along with the Delhi Administration Subordinate Services, today condemned the alleged manhandling of Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by a few ruling AAP MLAs at CM’s residence last night and lodged their protest with LG Anil Baijal.

NEW DELHI:Dubbing the alleged manhandling of Chief Secretary as “urban naxalism”, the BJP today demanded Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation while the Congress, describing the incident as “administrative and constitutional crisis”, demanded an apology from the Chief Minister.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi BJP Kisan and OBC Morchas that held a panchayat at Rajghat failed to attract large number of gathering today. The panchayat held to discuss problems of the farmers and other residents of the rural areas of the city in which representatives of about 80 villages of north, east, west and south Delhi participated.

NEW DELHI: To enhance quality of education imparted in schools of the capital, the government has taken on board the local bodies, including the municipal corporations (MCDs), to implement “Mission Buniyaad”, a new programme announced today for improving learning levels of children studying both in government-run and municipal schools.

NEW DELHI: The Swaraj India (SI) today came down heavily on the AAP government and the Delhi Police claiming “inaction” on their part despite the registration of an FIR in a case embroiling the city government and ministry officials over alleged fraudulent permit transfers in the Burari Transport Authority.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) today has begun the preparation for assembly by-election with a meeting held with senior leaders including former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit who had run government in Delhi for 15 consecutive years.

NEW DELHI: A murder convict escaped from the police custody today with the help of his accomplices, who threw chilli powder in the eyes of police personnel accompanying the prisoner during a hospital visit in central Delhi, leading to the suspension of three policemen.

NEW DELHI: A four-year-old girl was today crushed to death by a speeding truck in Narela, a police official said. The accident occurred when the girl had gone to relieve herself today morning, he said.

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